text_original: The nca ' province had long been divided by religious controversies, and had already been harried by the Vandals, but the ruins that still remain along the coast of North Africa suffice to show how rich and prosperous the great cities that fringed the shore of the Mediterranean had been in the days when Rome dwelt secure and unchallenged. Fifteen years later, Sardinia fell into the hands of the Saracens, and Cappadocia and Pontus were overrun in the following years.
text_transcription: THE PROVINCE HAD LONG BEEN DIVIDED BY RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES AND HAD ALREADY BEEN HARRIED BY THE VANDALS BUT THE RUINS THAT STILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST OF NORTH AFRICA SUFFICED TO SHOW HOW RICH AND PROSPEROUS THE GREAT CITIES THAT FRINGED THE SHORE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN HAD BEEN IN THE DAYS WHEN ROME DWELT SECURE AND UNCHALLENGED FIFTEEN YEARS LATER SARDINIA FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE SARACENS AND CAPPADOCIA AND PONTUS WERE OVERRUN IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS
phonemes: ðɪ ˌɛnsˌiːˈeɪ pɹˈɑːvɪns hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsiz, ænd hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn hˈæɹid baɪ ðə vˈændəlz, bˌʌt ðə ɹˈuːɪnz ðæt stˈɪl ɹᵻmˈeɪn ɐlˈɔŋ ðə kˈoʊst ʌv nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə səfˈaɪs tə ʃˈoʊ hˌaʊ ɹˈɪtʃ ænd pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz ðæt fɹˈɪndʒd ðə ʃˈɔːɹ ʌvðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən hɐdbɪn ɪnðə dˈeɪz wɛn ɹˈoʊm dwˈɛlt sᵻkjˈʊɹ ænd ʌntʃˈælɪndʒd. fˈɪftiːn jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, sɑːɹdˈɪniə fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌvðə sˈæɹəsənz, ænd kˌæpɐdˈoʊʃə ænd pˈɔntəs wɜːɹ ˌoʊvɚɹˈʌn ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹz.